Crayford I want 1

mickoking · #1 01-10-2005, 01:40 PM

Cobbers,

For my next astronomically related purchase I want to obtain a good quality Crayford focusser for me Dob.

I would like to know,

1, recommend a dealer.

2, The price on a value for money netherless quality Crayford.

3, Ease of fitting the Crayford (Im not too good with my hands).

4, Any thing else you can tell me.
Cheers

Starkler (Geoff) · #2 01-10-2005, 01:57 PM

The GSO crayford will fit your dob , no new holes required. Its certainly the easiest and cheapest solution and I havent heard any complaints about them.

It'll cost you approx $150 and take about 10 minutes to fit

Andrews in Sydney sell them. I got mine from dba in the US before they were available here.

iceman (Mike) · #3 01-10-2005, 03:05 PM

I bought a moonlite CR2, one of the best around. I got it second hand for $200 which is a bargain, they normally sell new for probably around $350-$400 and you'll have to bring it into Australia yourself.

But it's worth it for me, the dual rate focuser is superb - the fine focus knob has an 8:1 ratio and means you can turn in tiny increments to get the sharpest focus.

I've also got it setup with a homemade motor (thanks Rajah!) so it can be turned with a handheld unit, which I use for imaging.

You can read and see about my moonlite, here and the motorised mod here.

Whatever you get, the crayford is a huge improvement over the standard R&P.

mickoking · #4 01-10-2005, 08:08 PM

Thanx for the advice guys.